media keys

Volume and skip

Media keys are dedicated buttons on a keyboard or device that control audio and video playback—play, pause, skip forward, skip back, and volume.

They let you manage music or video without switching to the application: I hit the media key to pause the podcast during the call.

Most laptops include them as secondary functions on the top row.

Related
  • playRecreation or staged drama
  • play buttonInitiates media playback
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • skipTo deliberately exclude
  • volumeAmount of space filled

skip track · volume control · mute · remote · keyboard · shortcut · control · rewind · fast forward · forward · stop · track · next · previous · button · Spotify · headphones · Bluetooth

Categories
Opposites
key function type

media keysletter keys

number keys

control specificity

media keysfunction keys

Programmable keyboard row

modifier keys · arrow keys · shortcut keys

Family

media, keys, medium, medial, mediate, mediation, mediator, multimedia, key

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G